Self-referrent links should be made avoidable in wp_list_pages / wp_page_menu

[lewebmobile]

Having a page that links to itself is a well-recognized usability and accessibility problem.

Currently, wp_list_pages and wp_page_menu don't offer an option to avoid self-referrent links.

The patch attached to this report adds a "self_link" parameter to these two functions (defaulting to the current behaviour); when that parameter is set to false, the markup produced by these functions don't include a link to the current page.

Someone proposed a plugin to that effect:
​http://clockinfo.com/posts/168
but it sounds like something that the core Wordpress should support.

Patch to add a parameter to avoid self-referrent links in wp_list_pages / wp_page_menu

The issue here breaks down to the joys of caching and cache invalidation.

Usability-wise, yes, it drives me nuts when you're on a Page and the nav item for it is still linked, as it's counter to how most web sites work.